STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 8.0 ESXi Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 4 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

The ESXi host must not be configured to override virtual machine (VM) logger settings.

DISA Rule

SV-258792r959010_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-258792

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

Rule Version

ESXI-80-000237

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

CCI-000366 - Implement the security configuration settings.

Weight

Fix Recommendation

From an ESXi shell, run the following commands:

# cp /etc/vmware/config /etc/vmware/config.bak
# grep -v "^vmx\.log" /etc/vmware/config.bak>/etc/vmware/config

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From an ESXi shell, run the following command:

# grep "^vmx\.log" /etc/vmware/config

If the command produces any output, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-258792

Documentable

False

Rule Version

ESXI-80-000237

Severity Override Guidance

From an ESXi shell, run the following command:

# grep "^vmx\.log" /etc/vmware/config

If the command produces any output, this is a finding.

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Target Key

5562